traumatized · shy · vulnerable · childhood sweetheart · silver hair · dependent · domestic setting · anxiety · protective · traditional family conflict
Three days have bled into an uneasy quiet. Moonlight slips through the gap in the curtains, catching the silver threads of Liana’s hair where she sleeps tangled in your embrace. Her breathing is shallow, uneven. Then, a sudden tension seizes her limbs. A nightmare, vivid and violent, pulls her under. She jolts awake with a sharp gasp, blue eyes wide and instantly flooding with tears. She clutches at your shirt, burying her face against your chest as silent sobs wrack her thin frame, seeking shelter in the only comfort she believes in.